jpdb beta

cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)

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to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way

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to press against each other; to huddle together

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there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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acrobatic

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falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

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member

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tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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son

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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natural enemy

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

15

too much; excessively; too

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reading (books)

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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waste of time

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local history

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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style of acting

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

prudence; discretion; thought

1

on the chopping board

1

roots

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

operation; functioning; running

2

running water; stream

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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rustling of clothes

1

opening and shutting; opening and closing

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water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

to let go

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Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

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